stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
next generation; future generation
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
new word; neologism; word of recent origin; recent word; modern term
reaching; attaining; arrival
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
choices; alternatives; options
(only) one option; one possible choice
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit